Quick Wear: Cousin, Come to the Bowl Quickly

"Why are you here?"

Song Guanwen frowned as he looked at Chen Caiqing, who was wrapped in a headscarf, sweating profusely, panting, and looked very embarrassed. His voice was calm.

"Song Zhiqing? You, why are you here?" The moment Chen Caiqing saw Song Guanwen's face clearly, she couldn't help but stand there in a daze.

Song Guanwen did not answer immediately, but instead looked at the bundle hanging on Chen Caiqing's arm. After pondering for a while, he looked up at her.

"You went to the black market?"

Chen Caiqing was shocked when he heard this. He couldn't help but clench the bundle in his hand, lowered his eyes, and stammered in denial, "No, no."

The look on her face made it obvious that she was lying, but seeing this, Song Guanwen turned his head away nonchalantly and nodded to the man who had retreated to his side.

"This is the educated youth from our brigade."

Upon hearing this, the man looked at Chen Caiqing deeply, hummed softly, and walked towards the house.

Chen Caiqing watched him leave and noticed that one of his legs seemed to be slightly lame. She was secretly guessing his identity in her heart, but Song Guanwen interrupted her thoughts.

"Looking at the way you're dressed, is this your first time going there today?"

His tone was firm, and Chen Caiqing subconsciously wanted to deny it, but then she quickly reacted. From what Song Guanwen said, did he often go to the black market?

Thinking of this, Chen Caiqing couldn't help but pursed her lips and asked tentatively: "Have you been there before?"

Song Guanwen seemed not to hear the temptation in her words. He glanced at her lightly, then walked to the door, gently opened it, leaned out and looked out for a long time. After making sure that the two people who were following Chen Caiqing had gone far away, he stepped aside to make room.

"Everyone's gone. Don't tell anyone you saw us here."

His intention to send the guest away was very obvious. Chen Caiqing pursed her lips, clenched the bag in her hand, hesitated for a while, and couldn't help but speak.

"Does Lin Zhiqing know you're going... there?"

Song Guanwen, who had been leaning against the door with a calm expression, suddenly turned cold upon hearing this. His cold eyes suddenly became sharp as he glared at Chen Caiqing, "She won't know."

Feeling the sudden change in his aura, Chen Caiqing couldn't help but take half a step back.

Only at this moment did she suddenly realize that the face of Song Guanwen in front of her completely overlapped with the face of Song Guanwen in her previous life, who had soared to fame after years of silence and eventually became a powerful figure in the political arena. She couldn't help but feel a little regretful.

Whether in past or present life, the initial impression Song Guanwen gave her was always that of a man who was detached from the crowd, aloof and indifferent to the world.

And in this life, perhaps because of the appearance of Lin Xi, the seemingly otherworldly Song Guanwen has become a little more down-to-earth, lively and approachable, and she can also have some connection with him through Lin Xi.

But it was not until this moment that Chen Caiqing suddenly realized: How could a person who could fight his way out of the dangerous political world and make a great name for himself be just a gentle gentleman who could thrive in officialdom just by relying on his family's protection?

His previous intentional or unintentional alienation and coldness towards the educated youth, and his indifferent attitude towards the villagers' sarcasm, did not mean that he was truly detached from the world, but that those people and things had never touched the bottom line that he really cared about.

And now, Chen Caiqing seemed to have touched his reverse scale inadvertently.

"She won't know I'm there." Song Guanwen's tone was calm, but his eyes were cold as if there was no warmth in them. "Just like I haven't seen you here today."

As soon as he finished speaking, Chen Caiqing couldn't help but swallow nervously. The threat in Song Guanwen's words was too obvious - if she revealed the news of Song Guanwen entering and leaving the black market to Lin Xi, then her own behavior of buying and selling things in the black market would be made public by him.

If Lin Xi knew that Song Guanwen took risks to enter and exit the black market, she would at most distance herself from him out of fear. And if the fact that she bought and sold things in the black market were to be revealed, she would most likely face the same ending as in her previous life.

And watching Lin Xi following Song Guanwen day by day, calling him cousin all the time, let's not talk about whether she will believe what she, an outsider, says. Even if she does, she might just say "whatever cousin does is right". The two of them will form a united front and face the outside world together. Together with that man just now, she is no match for them if she fights alone.

Thinking of this, Chen Caiqing suddenly met Song Guanwen's gaze nervously. After a long while, she opened her mouth stiffly and said, "Of course."

Seeing that Chen Caiqing understood what he meant, Song Guanwen calmly relaxed his tense back and let out a light hum from his throat, not knowing whether he believed it or not.

Seeing Song Guanwen's expression relax, Chen Caiqing was silent for a while, tightened the package in his hand, and suddenly said, "How about we make a deal..."

At the entrance of the state-owned hotel, Chen Lan and her group were looking around with their hands on a awning. Zhao Xiaoyun used her hands as a fan, constantly fanning herself with cool air, and couldn't help complaining.

"Why haven't Chen Caiqing and Song Zhiqing arrived yet? It's almost dinner time. If they don't come soon there won't be any seats left."

The tall and strong Zhang Jianguo stood at the front, looking up and down the street. Seeing no one, he suggested, "Maybe he's been held up by something. Why don't we go in and order the food first? They might sell out soon."

"I think it's okay. Let's order the dishes first. I'm almost starving." Li Bin had already been drooling over the aroma wafting from the restaurant from time to time. When he saw Zhang Jianguo speak, he nodded hurriedly.

"I think it's okay." The others nodded to show that they had no objection. Seeing this, everyone turned around and walked into the restaurant.

"Xixi, come on, go in first." Chen Lan took two steps and found that Lin Xi had not followed her. She couldn't help but look back and saw that Lin Xi was still standing at the door without moving. She couldn't help but wave to her.

"Sister Chen Lan, you guys go in first. I'll wait for Chen Zhiqing and the others so that they won't get lost in finding their seats." Lin Xi shook her head, and her fingers in her pockets couldn't help but curl up, pinching the soft fabric inside.

"What do you want to eat as a staple food? Rice, noodles or steamed buns?" Chen Lan asked without thinking too much.

"A steamed bun will do. Thank you, Sister Chen Lan." Lin Xi thought for a moment and added, "Please buy me another three taels of rice. I'll give you the money later."

"Can you finish so much?" Seeing Lin Xi eating both steamed buns and rice, Chen Lan couldn't help but remind her.

"I can finish it." Lin Xi thought of something when she heard that. Her ears turned red and she nodded with her lips pursed.

"Okay then, when they arrive, come in quickly."

"Okay." Lin Xi agreed, turned around and stood on tiptoe to look around. The hand in her pocket hesitated for a long time, and finally she resisted the urge to take it out. Her eyes were shining, and one could tell at a glance that she was very happy at the moment.